HP StorageWorks SN6000

174 Command Reference
ping
Description Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the
result.
Authority None
Syntax
ping
[host_name]
-ipv4 [host_address]
-ipv6 [host_address]
Operands
[host_name]
DNS host name of the switch you want to query. [host_name] is a character string of 2–125
characters made up of one or more subdomains delimited by periods (.). The following naming
rules apply:
• Valid characters are alphanumeric characters, period (.), and hyphen (-).
• Each subdomain must be a minimum of two alphanumeric characters.
• Each subdomain must start and end with an alphanumeric character.
• A host name can end with a period (.).
-ipv4 [host_address]
IP address (version 4) or DNS host name of the switch you want to query. Broadcast IP addresses,
such as 255.255.255.255, are not valid.
-ipv6 [host_address]
IP address (version 6) or DNS host name of the switch you want to query.
Examples The following is an example of a ping command that successfully communicated with another
switch:
SN6000 FC Switch #> ping 10.20.11.57
Ping command issued. Waiting for response...
SN6000 FC Switch #>
Response successfully received from 10.20.11.57.
The following is an example of a ping command for which there was no response from the other
switch:
SN6000 FC Switch #> ping 10.20.11.57
Ping command issued. Waiting for response...
No response from 10.20.11.57. Unreachable.